I have never had a man give me money. I’ve always been the provider. I have always been the one who went out and earned, and I’ve never felt unequal in that way. Eddi Reader Read Quote
I was supposed to go see Led Zeppelin when I was in, like, the 8th or 9th grade, and then John Bonham died and I never was able to. For me, music is such a huge part of my life, and I use songs like memory triggers. So a lot of my memories of being a kid and growing up are associated with different songs. Eddie McClintock Read Quote
I don’t need to be validated by academia, because that presupposes that academia is a pure endeavor and not guided by market forces, which is not the case. Boots Riley Read Quote
Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa’s business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
I think any black woman is a queen. It’s just, do you know it? Do you see it in yourself? Do you recognize it, do you abide by that, do you define yourself as that? Based on who we are and what we’ve been through and how we survive and where we stand, we are on kind of sacred ground. We stand on the backs of our ancestors. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
Women and men just aren’t that different. Oh, we’re different in some intriguing ways, and it can be fun to band together for all-gal or all-guy projects. But when it comes to the tragic mess Christ came to heal, we’re pretty much the same. Frederica Mathewes-Green Read Quote
The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics. Ferdinand de Saussure Read Quote
I am the worst cook. I make a mess making a bowl of cereal… like, I’m just such a klutz in the kitchen. Lyndsy Fonseca Read Quote
Probably, if I created a venture fund, I would create a firm with virtual services not too different from the a16z model, but without employing people. So I would get CPOs, engineering talent, marketing people who wanted to be involved with the venture fund and provide services. Peter Levine Read Quote
